# 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election

The 2016 Rossendale Borough Council election took place on 5 May 2016 to elect members to one third of Rossendale Borough Council in England. Councillors elected in 2012 were defending their seats this year, and they will be contested again in 2020. The Labour Party retained control of the Council.
Prior to the election The Labour Party held 19 seats, The Conservatives held 15 and there were 3 Independents. The result was a Labour victory with 3 seats gained 2 from the Conservatives and 1 from Independent. UKIP, The Green Party and National Front along with several Independents also fielded candidates. This was on the same day as other local elections. The Conservative Party required a net gain of three seats to take control of the council. The resulting Labour victory was a surprise. The most surprising was Labour's taking of the seemingly safe Conservative ward of Eden.

## State of the Parties

After the election, the composition of the council was:
| Party | Seats | ± |
| Labour | 22 | 3 |
| Conservative | 13 | 2 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |

## Election result

Rossendale Local Election Result 2016 :
| Party | Seats |
| Labour | 10 |
| Conservative | 2 |
| UKIP | 0 |
| Green | 0 |
| Independent | 0 |
| National Front | 0 |

## Ward results
### Cribden

Cribden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Andrea Fletcher | 542 | |
| | UKIP | Michael Pickup | 152 | |
| | Conservative | Jenny Rigby | 391 | |
| | Green | Hilary Jane Whitehead | 71 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 6 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 151 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,162 | 41.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Eden

Incumbent Darryl Smith (Conservative) Not Standing
Eden :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Janice Johnson | 549 | |
| | Conservative | Mischa Charlton-Mockett | 492 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 39 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,056 | 36.3 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Facit and Shawforth

Incumbent Mandalene De Souza (Independent) Not Standing
Facit and Shawforth :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Tom Aldred | 381 | |
| | UKIP | Max Lake | 200 | |
| | Conservative | Dayne Powell | 304 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 0 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 77 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 885 | 31.8 |
| | Labour gain from Independent | Labour gain from Independent | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Goodshaw

Goodshaw :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Ronald Ashworth | 122 | |
| | Labour | Dorothy Farrington | 709 | |
| | Conservative | Lynn Tattersall | 378 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 3 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 331 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,212 | 38.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Greenfield

Greenfield :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Lisa Bloor | 584 | |
| | Conservative | Val Roberts | 693 | |
| | UKIP | Alan Weaver | 212 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 99 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,496 | 34.2 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Greensclough

Greensclough :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Barbara Ashworth | 839 | |
| | Conservative | Mark Mills | 630 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 19 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 209 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,488 | 34.1 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Hareholme

Hareholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Clive Balchin | 547 | |
| | Conservative | David Foxcroft | 477 | |
| | Labour | Andy MacNae | 615 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 4 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 68 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,643 | 40.0 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Helmshore

Incumbent Peter Smith (Conservative) Not Standing
Helmshore :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | Noel O'Brien | 236 | |
| | Conservative | David Stansfield | 1,003 | |
| | Labour | Sam Stuart-Booth | 700 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 17 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 303 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,956 | 40.5 |
| | Conservative hold | Conservative hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Irwell

Irwell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | National Front | Kevin Bryan | 128 | |
| | Conservative | Laura-Beth Thompson | 462 | |
| | Labour | Andrew Walmsley | 661 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 199 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,262 | 30.6 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Longholme

Longholme :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | UKIP | Gary Barnes | 262 | |
| | Conservative | Thomas Blackburn | 500 | |
| | Labour | Steve Hughes | 768 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 10 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 268 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,540 | 40.5 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Whitewell

Whitewell :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Labour | Pam Bromley | 651 | |
| | Conservative | Sarah Collinge | 607 | |
| | Green | John Payne | 137 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 11 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 44 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,406 | 33.7 |
| | Labour gain from Conservative | Labour gain from Conservative | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||

### Worsley

Worsley :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Conservative | Naomi Adams | 418 | |
| | UKIP | Granville Barker | 265 | |
| | Labour | Marilyn Procter | 733 | |
| Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | Rejected ballots | 7 | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 315 | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,423 | 33.8 |
| | Labour hold | Labour hold | Swing | |
| Source returning officer. ||||||